Bulldogs blank Wildkats in soccer
WHITEFISH - The shutout streak continues in Whitefish.
The Bulldogs girls soccer team turned in another invincible defensive effort to go along with three goals to defeat Northern A rival Columbia Falls 3-0 on Thursday.
"Today was probably one of our best games that we've played so far," Whitefish coach Erin Morrison said.
Whitefish has earned a shutout the previous three games. On offense, junior co-captain Natalie Gayner opened the game with a goal in the fourth minute and later assisted on a goal by senior Presley Pritchard. Freshman Caroline Carbo scored just before the half unassisted.
Whitefish improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in conference.
Whitefish junior co-captain Sam Dittman, who assisted on Gayner's first goal, was part of a dogged defense that kept Columbia Falls off balance. Morrison credited Dittman, Megan Danczyk and Charlotte Kamarath with leading the defensive midfield. Senior co-captain Jordan Carper chipped in as stopper with a strong performance.
"(Columbia Falls) always give us a hard game," Morrison said.
"But today we weren't beatable."
Whitefish hosts Polson on Saturday at 11 a.m. Columbia Falls travels to Bigfork today.
Columbia Falls 0 0 - 0
Whitefish 2 1 - 3
WF - Natalie Gayner (Sam Dittman), 4:00
WF - Caroline Carbo, 34:00
WF - Presley Pritchard (Gayner), 50:00
Shots on goal - Columbia Falls 10, Whitefish 20; Goalie saves - Columbia Falls 13 (Niesha Thompson), Whitefish 4 (Callie Marsh 2, Madisen Cross 2); Corner kicks - Columbia Falls 3, Whitefish 5; Fouls - Columbia Falls 2, Whitefish 1; Cards - None.
Libby 0, Polson 0
POLSON - Libby (1-0-1, 4-0-1) and Polson (0-0-1, 0-3-1) settled for a scoreless tie thanks to the efforts of keepers Rob Hamilton of Libby and Clay Frissell of Polson.
Hamilton finished with five saves and Frissell four.
Libby had 14 shots on goal to Polson's eight.
Libby 0 0 - 0
Polson 0 0 - 0
Shots on goal - Libby 14, Polson 8; Goalie saves - Libby 5 (Rob Hamilton), Polson 4 (Clay Frissell); Corner kicks - Libby 11, Polson 1; Fouls - Libby 14, Polson 11; Cards - Libby 2 (red card Edson Vences), Polson 4.